2015 Notes from the Marking Centre – Human Services
Introduction
This document has been produced for the teachers and candidates of the Stage 6 Human Services course. It contains comments on candidate responses to the 2015 Higher School Certificate examination, highlighting their strengths in particular parts of the examination and indicating where candidates need to improve.
This document should be read along with:
- the Human Services Curriculum Framework Stage 6 Syllabus
- the 2015 Higher School Certificate Human Services examination
- the marking guidelines
- Advice for candidates attempting VET examinations
- Advice for HSC students about examinations
- other support documents developed by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW to assist in the teaching and learning of Human Services in Stage 6.
Section II
Candidates showed strength in these areas:
- explaining the benefits of workplace diversity and supporting the response with examples (Q16)
- displaying knowledge of the renal system (Q17)
- identifying responsibility for the maintenance of manual handling equipment (Q20a)
- explaining the relationship between body mechanics and safe working practices (Q20b).
Candidates need to improve in these areas:
- providing workplace examples to support the response (Q16)
- understanding the process of performance review (Q19)
- knowledge of the continuous improvement process (Q18)
- understanding the term ‘body mechanics’ (Q20a).
Section III
Candidates showed strength in these areas:
- assessing the importance of relationships and the interaction between clients, families and health care team members to promote positive relationships and client health and well being
- linking the response to client care.
Candidates need to improve in these areas:
- differentiating between support services and networks
- understanding how holistic client care, for example, cultural and spiritual care, can enhance individual client well being
- providing sufficient depth and detail in responses .
Section IV
Candidates showed strength in these areas:
- identifying goals/intervention relevant to the scenario in the question (Q22b, Q23b and Q24b)
- using industry examples to support answers (Q22, Q23 and Q24)
- describing specific risk assessments for the client identified in each scenario (Q22a, Q23a and Q24a).
Candidates need to improve in these areas:
- using medical terminology to support answers
- understanding the term ‘risk assessment’ (Q22a, Q23a and Q24a)
- explaining the care plan providing sufficient depth and detail in responses.
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